…the…doctor [unnamed Romanist] burst out into these blasphemous words, “We were better to be without God’s laws than the pope’s.” …Tyndale, hearing this, full of godly zeal, and not bearing that blasphemous saying replied, “I defy the pope, and all his laws;” and added, ‘if God spared him life, ere many years he would cause a boy that driveth the plough to know more of the Scripture than the he did.’

…This is the proper office of an apostle, to set forth the glory and benefit of Christ

Martin Luther, on this date (6/13/1525) married a former nun, Katharina von Bora. Their union was blessed with Hans, Martin, Paul, Magdalena, Elizabeth, and Margaret.

Tradition has it that Katie “proposed” to Martin, reminding him he had encouraged others to marry but had not married himself. He was 42, she was 26. They were married twenty-one years before Martin died – she outlived him six years.

As for the fear of danger that may come to me let no man be solicitous, for my life is in the custody of Him whose glory I seek, and therefore I cannot so fear their boast or tyranny that I cease from doing my duty, when of His mercy He offereth me the occasion.

– Wm. Taylor, John Knox, (NY: A C Armstrong & Son, 1885), 124.

I am in the place where I am demanded of my conscience to speak the truth; and therefore the truth I speak; impugn it who so list.

– Wm. Taylor, John Knox, (NY: A C Armstrong & Son, 1885), 177.

Go tell your master that sentence is pronounced against him; that the Divine vengeance shall never depart from him or from his house, except they repent; but that his name shall remain an execration to posterity, and none proceeding from his loins shall enjoy his kingdom in peace.

– Wm. Taylor, John Knox, (NY: A C Armstrong & Son, 1885), 196.

“Without [sc. outside] the preaching place Madam I think few have occasion to be offended at me; but there Madam I am not master of myself but maun [sc. must] obey Him who command me to speak plain and to flatter no flesh upon the face of the earth.”

“It is not we little men who do the work but it is our blessed Creator working through us…other people can have this power, if they only believe.The secret lies” – touching his Bible which was on his desk – “right here, in the promises of God.They are real, but so few people believe them to be real.”